GATE 2027
June 15 - 17, 2027: Gross Dissection of the Lower Limb for Teacher Education
June 23 - 25, 2027: Gross Dissection of the Upper limb for Teacher Education
The UAB Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB), in conjunction with the Department of Medical Education and with sponsorship from the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), announces a professional development course in human gross anatomy with complete dissection for current and future high school and collegiate anatomy educators. This 3-day course includes didactic lectures, complete cadaveric dissection of upper (or lower) limb, and interactive lessons.
Learning Objectives for Lower Limb Dissection
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Identify and describe the bones, joints, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue structures of the lower limb.
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Identify anatomical bases of common lower limb disorders, including nerve injuries, fractures, dislocations, and compartment syndromes.
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Explain the anatomical considerations relevant to surgical procedures, injections, and rehabilitation interventions.
Learning Objectives for Upper Limb Dissection
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Identify and describe the bones, joints, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue structures of the upper limb.
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Identify anatomical bases of common upper limb disorders, including nerve injuries, fractures, dislocations, and compartment syndromes.
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Explain the anatomical considerations relevant to surgical procedures, injections, and rehabilitation interventions.
Who should attend?
Dissection of the human body is a privilege that is often restricted to medical and/or students enrolled in health professions. Many anatomy educators at the high school or undergraduate level never get the opportunity to see and touch the actual human anatomy that they are teaching. We designed this course to provide that opportunity, specifically for current high school biology/anatomy teachers and undergraduate anatomy faculty at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. We encourage graduate students and post-docs who plan to teach anatomy at either the secondary or the collegiate level to attend as well as graduate students from both the biomedical science departments and the School of Education.
About the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS)
For more information about HAPS, please visit https://www.hapsweb.org